$40 million Series B round of financing for Growers30 Jul 2020 22:45
July 08, 2020 07:35 ET | Source: Growers Edge Financial, Inc.
JOHNSTON, Iowa, July 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Growers Edge Financial, Inc. (Growers Edge) today announced the close of a $40 million Series B round of financing to accelerate the development and market penetration of its innovative financial technology products, solutions and tools for the ag industry. Led by S2G Ventures, Cox Enterprises, and Skyline Global Partners, the round will allow Growers Edge to help more growers de-risk agtech adoption and boost profitability with its customized financial risk management solutions. New strategic investor Bunge Ventures, the venture capital arm of global agribusiness and food company Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG) ("Bunge"), and existing investor Finistere Ventures also joined the round.
“Agriculture fintech is core to the future of sustainable farming,” said Josh McClung, director of Cleantech Strategy and Investments for Cox Enterprises. “By providing products that enable farmers’ long-term resiliency, we are targeting the foundational needs of farmers – financial and environmental health. We believe these solutions can fundamentally change and accelerate the trajectory of agriculture’s technology adoption and impact sustainability on a global scale.”
Recognizing the value that innovative technology can bring to the agricultural industry, Growers Edge helps eliminate the financial risk of agtech adoption for farmers. Growers Edge gives farmers access to tailored financial solutions that provide the economic incentives and data-backed prescriptions needed to effectively deploy agtech tools that can help them thrive in any economic climate.
“Growers Edge has achieved tremendous growth and solidified its position as a key market disruptor by creating a strong network of technology, agent, and farm partners in an extremely short timeframe,” said Sanjeev Krishnan, CIO of S2G. “Its industry-changing fintech solutions will dramatically accelerate the adoption of sustainable ag innovations, revolutionizing the ag industry and our global food supply chain.”
Growers Edge will use this investment to continue to grow its data science team, develop and advance its artificial intelligence platform, and expand into new markets across the United States and around the globe. Growers need access to capital to adopt agtech innovations that can make their operations more profitable and more sustainable.
“We are most excited about the growth possibilities for our investment,” said Sachin Gupta,
co-founder of Skyline Global Partners. “Because the company does not make seed, inputs or equipment, it is able to leverage its business model across all of agricultural retail. By partnering with existing ag retailers and companies, Growers Edge uses its proprietary data and analytics to develop product warranties that create an economic incentive in favor of technology adoption.”
McClung, Cox Enterprises, and Gupta, Skyline Global Partners, will join th
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